- Gruppo Sportivo
Gruppo Sportivo are a Dutch pop band, from
The Hague , formed in 1976, who enjoyed some measure of international success in the late 1970s and 1980s. The frontman of the band, and writer of the material, is Hans Vandenburg.Their first ever single was "Out There In The Jungle" (Polydor 1976), but the height of their career came with the two albums "Ten Mistakes" (1977) and "Back to '78" (1978). They came to popularity just after the height of
Punk rock , but were regarded as morepost-punk , veering more towards the mainstream pop. Their track "Dreamin'" off of "Mistakes" received much college station airplay in the US. They were much admired for their live performances, which had great humour even slapstick. Their most well-known song is "Beep Beep Love" (from the album "Ten Mistakes"), which enjoyed some success both in theUK andUSA . The UK's "Radio & Records" voted them "Top Newcomer '78". In July 2006 the Japanese girl band "Puffy AmiYumi " recorded a new version of "Tokyo", originally recorded by Gruppo Sportivo in 1978.Original band line-up
Hans Vandenburg: guitar/vocals; Peter Calicher: Keyboards; Max Mollinger: Drums, Vocals; Eric Wehrmeyer, Bass; Josee van Iersel, VocalsMeike Touw: Vocals
Discography - Gruppo Sportivo
*Rare Tracks - Polydor (1976/77)
*Ten Mistakes - Ariola (1977)
*Back to '78 - Ariola (1978)
*Mistakes - Sire (1979)
*More Mistakes (7")- Sire (1979)
*Buddy Odor is a Gas - Pye (1979)
*Copy Copy - Ariola (1980)
*Pop! Goes the Brain - Ariola (1981)
*Rhythm is a Constant Beat (12") - Ariola (1981)
*Design Moderne - Ariola (1982)
*Sombrero Times - Ariola (1984)
*Sucker of the Century - JAWS Records (1986)
*Back to 19 Mistakes - BMG/Ariola (1987/88)
*Young and Out - Dutch VAN [2 CD Box] (1992)
*Sing Sing - Dutch VAN (1993)
*Second Life - Amsterdamned Records (1997)
*Sliptong - (2002)
*Topless 16 - Pias (2004)
*DVD Career Movies (2006)
*Rock Now, Roll Later! - pias (2007)Discography - Hans Vandenburg
*Hans Vandenburg's Commercial Break - Dutch VAN (1994)
*Shake Hands with Vandenburg - Dutch VAN (1996)Quote
"We picked our name because we saw it on a poster and liked the sound...and we are a sort of team. We write in English because no one else outside Holland speaks Dutch and we want our songs to be heard and listened to everywhere." (Hans Vandenburg)
External links
* [http://seedyroad.com/seedyroad/gruppo/gruppo.htm Gruppo Sportivo Graphical Discography]
* [http://www.myspace.com/grupposportivo Band Page]
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